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Old 06-07-08, 08:38 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Re: Space Exploration

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Originally Posted by Scucca View Post

Could you enlarge on that? That would suggest that we would be on a hiding to nothing, but I'm not convinced of that (although I'm no scientist)
We can already send robots to Mars, so getting equipment there doesn't seem to be a problem. The time to make the trip, tho, is very long, and for us humans, space is not a friendly place. The weightlessness and radiation exposure will take a toll. I suppose someone will volunteer, tho.
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